Chapter 342: Both Sides' Schemes

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching Main Text Chapter 260 The Plans of Both Sides Chapter 343 The Plans of Both Sides

"Sigh, it really was all made up inside. Protecting the princess is so boring it's death." Obito sighed, squatting on the ground poking the snow pile with his finger.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Obito was just as disappointed now as he had been excited when he came.

The princess protection mission Obito imagined: "A kind and beautiful princess and a powerful, evil enemy. The ending is a hard-fought victory over the enemy, saving the princess, and becoming a hero."

The real princess protection mission: "The princess is a little brat. There's no sign of an enemy at all. There's no possibility of becoming a hero."

"You can look on the bright side. If someone dares to assassinate the princess, they must be a very strong enemy, right? It would be tough work." Nohara Rin comforted him.

"But how can you become a hero without defeating a very strong enemy?" Obito was very depressed.

"If you're really bored, come build a snowman with me. It would be a shame to waste such good snow without making a few snowmen." Nohara Rin invited Obito while rolling a snowball.

"Then let's see whose snowman is better!" Obito's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.

Although the mission disappointed him, building snowmen with Nohara Rin was indeed a pleasant thing.

"Kakashi, you come too. I feel like you could make a very detailed snowman." Nohara Rin also invited Kakashi.

The smile on Obito's face faded a bit, after all, adding Kakashi into the mix changed the atmosphere.

"Being good at sculpture doesn't mean you're good at making snowmen. After all, there's no snow-release ninjutsu to help with sculpture." Obito implied that Kakashi's fine sculpture was entirely due to ninjutsu.

"Is that so? I think no matter what, it'll still be better than your snowman, Obito." Kakashi, who originally hadn't wanted to join, decided to show Obito what real skill was.

"Then just wait and see!" Obito swept his eyes back and forth, quickly chose a spot, and started making a snowman.

Fubuki Koyuki watched the three of them having so much fun and wanted to join the snowman competition too.

Children can't hide their emotions. The guard beside her immediately saw Fubuki Koyuki's thoughts and reminded her, "Lady Koyuki, it's too cold now. Playing in the snow could make you sick."

"I know that. I didn't say I was going to play in the snow." Fubuki Koyuki puffed out her cheeks.

Although she knew the guard was worried about her health, Fubuki Koyuki felt uncomfortable just watching others have fun.

But a good princess doesn't scold people. Fubuki Koyuki firmly remembered her father's teaching, so she only vented her dissatisfaction through her expression.

"Could I trouble you, Princess Koyuki, to be their referee? A competition always needs a referee, otherwise it's hard to decide the winner." At that moment, Mu Yue smiled and made the request.

As an ordinary child, Fubuki Koyuki at this age really could catch a cold from playing in the snow, so Mu Yue thought of an idea that would let her participate without playing in the snow, giving Fubuki Koyuki some sense of involvement.

"Can I?" Fubuki Koyuki looked excitedly at Mu Yue, then immediately felt it was beneath a princess's dignity and changed her wording.

"Ahem, I mean, even though I am a princess, I am a kind and generous princess. Since you've pleaded like this, I reluctantly agree."

"Then I'll trouble you, Princess Koyuki." Mu Yue smiled and played along.

Although she still had to sit indoors watching Obito and the others play, because she could act as the referee and judge, Fubuki Koyuki felt a new anticipation in her heart—thinking about how to find fault with the rude Obito, or what points to praise if Nohara Rin's snowman looked ugly.

"Brother Mu Yue, does your country get snow like this too?" Fubuki Koyuki was curious about what other countries were like.

"It does snow, but usually it's not this heavy or plentiful. The timing is also later—it only snows when winter arrives." Mu Yue explained.

"Is that so? I was wondering why there are four seasons when they all seemed pretty much the same." Fubuki Koyuki looked like she half-understood.

"Because the Snow Country's location is special. Actually, each season has its own characteristics. For example, in spring, although the weather isn't hot, it's much warmer than winter, so many flowers bloom in spring. Summer is the hottest season of the year..." Mu Yue gave examples to explain the differences between the seasons.

Because Fubuki Koyuki was very young, Mu Yue tried to describe things as carefully as possible so she could understand.

Listening to Mu Yue describe the scene of warm spring and blooming flowers, a hint of longing flashed in Fubuki Koyuki's eyes—this was a sight she had never seen in the Snow Country.

If it had been Obito saying this, Fubuki Koyuki would have doubted the truth of the content, since it was a bit dreamlike to her.

"Rin, how does my snowman look?" As soon as he finished making his snowman, Obito called out Nohara Rin's name.

Obito was very confident in his snowman. To get the proportions more accurate, he even used his Sharingan.

At that moment, Nohara Rin's snowman was also nearly finished, so she followed Obito's voice and saw a snowman that looked just like Obito.

"Looks just like me, right?" Obito asked proudly. To replicate himself, he even took off his goggles and put them on the snowman.

In order to no longer just watch Kakashi show off when giving gifts, Obito had trained hard in various skills—now it finally paid off a little.

"It's really good. I didn't know you were so good at making snowmen, Obito." Nohara Rin praised softly and generously showed off her own snowman.

Unlike Obito, Nohara Rin hadn't made a snowman of herself. She made two small snowmen. The expressions on both snowmen weren't happy, as if they were arguing. One snowman had a black cloth on its face, and the other had twig goggles on its forehead.

Although a bit abstract, Obito could still tell that this was his and Kakashi's daily life.

"You two argue too easily—it feels like every random memory is a different fight scene." Rin Nohara tried to persuade them to get along more subtly.

"It's not like I want to argue; Kakashi is just too infuriating." Obito shifted the blame onto Kakashi.

"That's a line I should be saying." Kakashi didn't let Obito slander him.

It was then that Rin Nohara noticed that Kakashi's snowman was actually in the likeness of Yuki Kazahana, and even more detailed than Obito's.

"It feels like you're good at everything, Kakashi." Rin Nohara admired the snowman with its puffed cheeks, as if it were sulking.

Hearing Rin Nohara's words, Obito quickly looked at Kakashi's snowman. Seeing the lifelike snowman, Obito could hardly believe it—a snowman could be made like this? It was made of snow, and in such a short time.

"Are you all done? Then the judge will start scoring." Yuki Kazahana, who was inside the house, stood up and called out after hearing the three talking.

"You're the judge?" Obito questioned Yuki Kazahana's aesthetic judgment as she walked out.

"Hmph, if Big Brother Muyue hadn't invited me, I wouldn't even bother looking at your snowman." Yuki Kazahana pouted.

Hearing that it was Muyue's arrangement, Obito had nothing to say.

Then Yuki Kazahana looked at each of the three snowmen in turn and gave her evaluation.

The evaluation for Obito: "You even put a real pair of goggles on the snowman—it ruins the effect; not good-looking."

The evaluation for Rin Nohara: "Although I don't quite understand it, Sister Rin's snowman is just nice to look at."

"You nasty little Snow Country brat!" Yuki Kazahana's blatant double standard made Obito flush with anger.

Even though Obito admitted that Rin Nohara's snowman was indeed good, there was no way his own snowman was ugly.

When she finally walked up to Kakashi's snowman, Yuki Kazahana was very surprised. Although the puffed-cheek expression made her a bit embarrassed, it did look a lot like her.

"Why did you make such a strange expression?" Yuki Kazahana couldn't help asking.

"Because I felt like it," Kakashi replied flatly.

His purpose in making the Yuki Kazahana snowman was simple—he just wanted to give Yuki Kazahana, who was inside the house, a sense of participation. As for the expression, Kakashi thought it would be more interesting that way.

"Something's off—this snowman is not right." The more Obito looked at Kakashi's snowman, the more he felt something was wrong. He couldn't resist poking the snowman's arm, and then discovered that the snowman had a core—there were rocks inside.

"Why are you poking my arm?" Yuki Kazahana looked at Obito with displeasure.

"Kakashi, you cheater!" Obito ignored Yuki Kazahana and pointed out Kakashi's unethical behavior.

"Did you first make a statue with Earth Release and then build the snowman on top of it?"

"That's right. Is there a rule saying you can't make a snowman that way?" Kakashi admitted it but didn't think it was cheating.

Obito was momentarily at a loss for words—what rules were there for building snowmen?

"Anyway, I don't accept this kind of snowman; it's impure!" Obito declared that such a snowman was a heresy in the snowman world.

"But the resulting snowman was quick and good-looking, wasn't it?" Kakashi saw no problem.

"I think you're just jealous that Big Brother Kakashi's snowman is better." Judge Yuki Kazahana chose to support Kakashi.

Muyue saw this scene but did not stop it. Sometimes a few extra words were better than no communication.

"I wonder how the main body is progressing." Muyue looked up into the distance.

Although it was a mission, Muyue was not so idle as to spend time telling stories to children with his main body. If he had that time, wouldn't it be better to study sealing techniques or breathing methods? Except for the first day in the Land of Snow, the one who had been with Yuki Kazahana was always Muyue's Shadow Clone.

Muyue's plan was to keep studying sealing techniques until the mission ended, as long as no one disturbed him.

But someone just had to disrupt his plan. On the second day, Muyue discovered that there were shinobi watching them.

If these were people from the Land of Snow's daimyo, Muyue wouldn't mind—it's only natural to protect one's daughter. But the daimyo hadn't sent anyone to spy on them because he didn't need to; several guards always followed Yuki Kazahana, which was very clear.

Muyue's main body investigated and found that they were Dotō Kazahana's people, and judging from the ninja's appearance, they were from the Snow Ninja Village.

Familiar with the plot, Muyue instantly guessed that Dotō Kazahana might already be preparing to usurp the throne. After all, usurpation was no small matter—it couldn't be done on a whim; being well prepared was normal.

Muyue did not act rashly. He first observed the character of the current daimyo of the Land of Snow, Sōsetsu Kazahana. After confirming that he was a benevolent lord, Muyue decided to nip the coup in the bud.

Muyue was not a pushover, but he was often willing to do good deeds within his power.

If a hawkish leader like Dotō Kazahana succeeded in his coup, Muyue believed the people of the Land of Snow would suffer quite a bit.

Based on the performance of those Snow Ninjas in the original work, Muyue was certain that the Snow Country matter was within his capability, so he began to act.

However, this was ultimately a real world, and the original work only featured a few Snow Ninjas. To be cautious, Muyue chose to first investigate all the forces on Fūka Dotō's side, which was not difficult for him with his Appraisal Technique.

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"Have you found out about the mole?" Fūka Dotō held the hot tea without drinking, first asking about his most pressing concern.

Until the mole was found, he could not rest easy. For his own safety, Fūka Dotō now had his subordinates use the Transformation Technique to disguise themselves as him to attend court meetings, while also sending ninjas to keep a close watch on those Leaf Ninjas, his main focus being safety first.

"I sent ninjas to conduct a thorough investigation, but we found no mole you mentioned, Dotō. Are you being a bit paranoid? Perhaps those Leaf Ninjas really just took the mission to protect the princess." Kanko Hyō drained his hot tea in one gulp and shook his head.

After all, this was a major act of usurpation. Upon receiving news from Fūka Dotō, Kanko Hyō immediately conducted a strict investigation of the Snow Ninjas, but found nothing.

"Right now our plan is still in the planning stage—how could it be so easy to expose? Besides, the only ones who know now are the village's upper echelons. Why would they betray a naïve daimyo like Fūka Sōsetsu for such a dishonorable cause?"

"Everything we do is for the sake of strengthening the Snow Country. No Snow Ninja would betray their own country." Kanko Hyō set down his teacup and said.

Fūka Dotō was also a member of the Snow Country's royal family, so Kanko Hyō did not believe that helping him seize power constituted betrayal of the country. On the contrary, he felt that Fūka Dotō's philosophy was more suitable for the role of Snow Country daimyo.

"Still, Hanyū Muyue is a ninja with a considerable reputation. If Fūka Sōsetsu really hired him to deal with us, he would be a troublesome existence."

After hearing Kanko Hyō's analysis, Fūka Dotō relaxed a little and voiced his concern.

"Even if so, what of it? Dotō, do you not trust my strength? He's just a brat under twenty." Kanko Hyō spoke with full confidence.

If it were the Sannin coming, he might have some worries—they were indeed famous across the ninja world—but a single Hanyū Muyue, he felt, would be no problem for himself as the leader of the Snow Ninjas.

"Hyō, of course I trust your strength." Fūka Dotō smiled. He had said all that hoping to hear this very statement from Kanko Hyō.

"By the way, how is the village's Chakra Armor progressing?" Fūka Dotō, now completely at ease, asked.

"We have preliminary results; it can enhance the power of ninjutsu. However, due to tight funding, it's difficult to continue development." Kanko Hyō frowned as he answered.

"Funding will come soon, once the plan succeeds." Fūka Dotō promised.

Kanko Hyō smiled and nodded—this was precisely why he supported Fūka Dotō.

But neither of them knew that in the shadows not far away, someone was watching them.

"A Chakra Armor that can enhance ninjutsu? That's interesting. I wonder if it can be used as an external power bank." Muyue, with his Byakugan activated, showed an intrigued expression.

The Byakugan allowed him to scout from a distance, and as a former Root member, he also possessed the skill of lip-reading. So despite the long distance, Muyue knew the content of their conversation.

Casting an Appraisal Technique on the Snow Ninja leader, Muyue wanted to know where his courage came from.

There is still one more chapter later, but I'm not sure if I can write it to 5.8k. I really hope I don't get farmed for coins. Please, no.